Start Bay wave buoy daily averages for Sep 2022
Daily averages from the Start Bay wave buoy for Sep 2022, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn September 2022, Start Bay’s wave buoy recorded daily averages across all 30 days, with 687 observations. Average wave height was 1.7 ft, ranging from 0.5 to 5.4 ft, and the average wave period was 4 seconds; water temperature averaged 18.1°C.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Septembers
Historical baseline from 4,972 observations across 8 years.
- Wave Height
- 1.7ft
- 0.2ft below average
- Historical average 1.9ft
- Wave Period
- 4s
- 3.3s below average
- Historical average 7.3s
- Water Temperature
- 18.1°C
- 1.2°C above average
- Historical average 16.9°C
Chart showing grouped wave observations for Start Bay. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. To open hourly observations, use a linked day name in the table.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Thu, Sep 1, 2022
About Start Bay wave buoy
Start Bay is a Datawell Directional WaveRider station off the south Devon coast. First deployed in April 2007, it measures waves entering the bay between Start Point and the Dartmouth approaches. Available observations include wave height, period and direction, sea temperature and calculated wave power.